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  It is possible for most tourists to obtain an entry visa wich is valid for up to three months at any of the major ports of entry.

Visitors entering Egypt at the overland border post to Taba (from Israel) to visit Gulf of Aqaba coast and St. Catherine can be exempted from visa and granted a free residence permit for fourteen days to visit the area.

The following nationals are exempt from having to have a visa when visiting Egypt:
 
     
 
Bahrain Jordan Kuwait
Libya Oman Saudi Arabia
Syria United Arab Emirates  
     
Citizens of the following countries are required to be in possession of a pre-arrival visa:
     
Afghanistan Algeria Armenia
Azerbaijan Bangladesh Bosnia Herzegovina
Chechnya Croatia Georgia
India Indonesia Iraq
Iran Israel Kazakhstan
Lebanon Macau Macedonia
Malaysia Moldavia Montenegro
Morocco Pakistan Palestine
Philippines Russia Serbia
Slovenia Sri-Lanka Thailand
Tunisia Turkmenistan Ukraine
Uzbekistan All African countries  
     
 
  If you are not arriving by air or sea (red sea), then you may need to organize a visa beforehand. i.e. people traveling overland from Sudan, you will need to arrange a visa beforehand.